On permanent display is Behind the Screen, which explains how
movies and television shows are created, marketed, and exhibited
through interactive software, artifacts, and lighting. The museum
also presents changing exhibits, such as the video game heavy
Hot Circuits: A Video Arcade (1989).
Inside scoop: The museum is located on the former site of
Famous Players-Lasky Studio, where the Marx Brothers filmed
many of their movies. In 1942, the United States Signal Corps
took it over to make training and propaganda films during World
War II. Now, the site is owned by Kaufman Astoria Studios,
where such TV shows as Sesame Street and Orange is the New
Black are filmed.
Address: 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria, www.movingimage.us.
NOGUCHI MUSEUM
The Noguchi Museum was designed by Japanese-American
sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 1985. As to be expected, the
two-story, 24,000-square-foot, 12-gallery space exhibits his
sculptures, furniture designs, architectural models, and drawings.
Noguchi Museum
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